SUMMARY:

• Performance - driven, electronics professional 20+ years of continuous advancement and expertise in Electronic products and systems including Hardware Design, R&D, DFM, Manufacturing Test Systems, and Design Verification.
• Proactive self-starter with track record of initiative, personal responsibility, ownership of work, and reputation for follow-through of problems and difficult tasks.
• Successful liaison with international manufacturing partners.
• Excel at learning new skills and sharing knowledge with junior associates.
• Often the “go to” person for problems or answers.

RELEVANT SKILLS AND SOFTWARE:

• Lean Experiment Training - using principals outlined in “The Lean Startup”
• Altium Designer 17 Schematic Capture and Confidential Design Software.
• Altium Draftsman - Creation of Fab and Assembly Drawings.
• Altium Solidworks Modeler (transfer of Confidential to Solidworks Model).
• Sourcegear Vault Version Control System.
• Solidworks 2015 Software.
• Solidworks EPDM Administrator Training.
• Arena PLM Software Administrator Training.
• Microsoft Project and similar tools.
• DraftSight 2D Cad Software.
• Blueprint Confidential Documentation Software.
• Travel to China to Setup Manufacturing and Manufacturing Test Systems.
• Provide Concepts, Methods, Direction and Assistance to our Chinese Engineering and Manufacturing Colleagues.
• Q-Labs Environmental Testing and Accelerated Aging Seminar.
• Participation in Kaizen workshops for Process Improvement and Cost Reduction.
• Orcad Capture and Orcad Layout Training for Schematics and Confidential Layout.
• Familiarity with Windows 3.1 - 10, Mac OSX, Linux, Unix, C, C#, and Visual Basic programming languages.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Project Management
• Overseas Design Team Lead
• Product Design and Development
• Schematic, Confidential, and Assemblies Design
• Conceptualization of systems and methods
• Obsolescence updates and modernization
• Regulatory Compliance Confidential /UL/ETL
• Reverse engineering of designs and circuit boards
• Radiated and Conducted Emissions Testing
• Debug and improve Manufacturing Processes
• Documentation and Test Plans and Procedures
• Supervision, hiring and training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Electrical Engineer

Confidential, Middletown, PA

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager - Tracking and Monitoring with Project Management Software and Stage-Gate Process.
• Development of Electronic Systems to component level. Including: Conceptualization, Schematic Design, Confidential Layout, Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical Components, Prototypes, and Mechanical Engineering Support.
• Responsible for developing Test Systems, Specifications, Methods, Procedures, and Test Fixtures.
• Planning work, Supervision, Managing, and Mentoring of Junior Associates.
• Interface with Manufacturers and Outsource partners - both Domestic and Over-seas.
• Regulatory Compliance testing and verification for EMC (EMI/RFI) Confidential, ICES, CE, RCM and Safety (UL/ETL).
• RF Systems Development and Compliance Testing of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Z-Wave, & Proprietary 900 MHz devices.
• Investigation of returned products for failure analysis and suggest course of action.
• Testing for product Quality and Life Expectancy.

Engineering Consultant

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Responsibilities:

• Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, and Testing for various Bio-medical Devices and systems.
• Specification of MRP/ERP Manufacturing Solution.

Design Engineer

Confidential, Pgh, PA

Responsibilities:

• Design and Development of Inertial Guidance Test Systems and Development of a new extreme accuracy motion controller.
• Project Management and Production Engineering.
• Factory Acceptance Testing and creation of Acceptance Test Procedures.
• Printed Circuit Board Design and Development including complex multilayer Surface Mount and Through-hole including digital, analog, and mixed signal technologies.
• Documentation such as Schematics, Assembly Drawings, Bills of Materials, ECO’s, and Test Procedures.
• Network administration of a 30-user Windows network. Maintenance of file servers and database/MRP server using SQL Queries and statements. Create Reports and tables with Crystal Reports. Maintenance of Servers and workstations. Maintain internal and externally hosted company web pages and public and private file servers.

Engineering Assistant / Electrical Designer

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Responsibilities:

• Choosing, Specifying, Procurement, Production, and assembly of parts and sub-assemblies.
• Documentation, drawings, and schematics for Military Electronic Devices, Electro-optics, and Power Supplies.
• Development and testing of eye safe diode-pumped erbium rod lasers.
• Development and test of the Confidential Modification.
• Switching power supply design and development including inductor specification and design.
• C source code modifications and debugging.
• Extensive Field Support and Acceptance Testing with International Partners such as Confidential & Confidential at the prime contractor and customer sites during system integration.
• Member of an ERP software team to research and replace an obsolete ERP/MRP Program.

Electrical Engineering Technician

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Responsibilities:

• Medical Electronics Developmental Engineering, R & D, Construction, Prototyping, Testing, Documentation, and Manufacturing support
• Confidential Design and layout assistance.
• PC and network administration assistance.